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HOOSAC, Joseph "Joe" - Date of
birth
8 October 1921 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Forward Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Monongahela, Washington County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33301139 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
359th Infantry Regiment,
90th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
9 January 1945 - Place of
death
Near Winseler, Luxembourg
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| F | 9 | 24 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Leon Hoosac (father)
Orena (Boczniewicz) Hoosac (mother)
Christine Hoosac (sister)
May Hoosac (sister)
Anna Hoosac (sister)
Peter Hoosac (brother)
Michael Hoosac (brother)
Thomas Hoosac (brother)
Frank Hoosac (brother)
John Hoosac (brother)
More information
Pvt Joseph Hoosac enlisted in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on 28 August 1942.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Kathy McDermott, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record, www.findagrave.com, www.newspapers.com – The Daily Republican Pennsylvania - 27 February 1945
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Pittsburgh Sun-Telegram - 1 August 1943